So I’ve been watching the first few episodes of Bionic Woman on NBC, and last night’s episode, I see Korean-American Will Yun Lee’s character, Jae Kim, who gets some “action” with blond Katee Sackhoff’s character Sarah Corvus. Sackhoff is better known for her role as Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica.
When I was watching this scene, I was wondering - wow, I wonder when the last time I saw an Asian-American male who “scored” with a Caucasian female on prime time network television? Probably never! And an Asian-American woman with a non-Asian male - probably every season? Sackhoff ’s character having a relationship with Lee’s character doesn’t necessarily mean she has yellow fever, but I thought the sensational title posting might also catch your attention :-).
It’s nice to see Will Yun Lee starting to break down some sterotypes of Asian-American males (though in Bionic Woman and in real life, Lee does know martial arts). Personally, as far as hot Caucasian women on Battlestar Galactica go, Tricia Helfer is more my type. At first, I didn’t think Grace Park was all that attractive until I saw her in some non-Battlestar Galactica photos, like here in Maxim…
You can take a look at the scene for yourself online - the cool thing this television season is that a lot of full episodes are now available on the networks’ websites: http://www.nbc.com/Bionic_Woman/video/episodes.shtm (Minute 35:30 in Episode #2). Bionic Woman itself is okay - I really don’t recall the original series. It’s funny it the premiere episode, how quickly Bionic Woman recovers from surgery and is back to her “normal” life.
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nemogbr wrote:
Can hardly wait to see this new series. Should be interesting.
Posted on 05-Oct-07 at 4:35 am | Permalink
John Yao wrote:
Its refreshing to see an Asian male being able to do a love scence with any ethnicity girl (not just Caucasian) on network television.
Posted on 05-Oct-07 at 4:59 am | Permalink
Christine wrote:
Russell Wong got busy with Rebecca Gayheart in Vanishing Son in the mid-90s.
Posted on 05-Oct-07 at 8:27 am | Permalink
Chook wrote:
If he scored with a blonde does it mean we can expect him to be killed off soon?
Posted on 05-Oct-07 at 1:55 pm | Permalink
John wrote:
Chook - who knows if the guy will be killed. I doubt it though, Bionic Woman is doing well in the ratings and I think the last thing NBC wants to do is kill a good thing.
Posted on 05-Oct-07 at 4:08 pm | Permalink
Kobe wrote:
She looks like a man.
Posted on 07-Oct-07 at 1:28 pm | Permalink
courageous kiwi wrote:
We’re two peas in a pod John. Two peas in a pod.
Posted on 08-Oct-07 at 9:30 am | Permalink
Bionic Woman » Blog Archive » Bionic Woman Quickbits for October 9, 2007 wrote:
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Posted on 09-Oct-07 at 3:11 am | Permalink
nemrut wrote:
..Or this could be another subtle attempt by Hollywood to emasculate Asian men by putting them in a submissive role before a dominant, white female.
I havent seen the series nor am i interested in doing so, but Will Yun Lee(in pic above) looks to me like bionic woman’s bitch.
Posted on 13-Oct-07 at 12:56 pm | Permalink
nemogbr wrote:
~To Nemrut:
Where the heck did that come from?
What would you rather have in the scene? Should he slap her around a bit to show his dominance?
Posted on 14-Oct-07 at 1:44 am | Permalink
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Posted on 14-Oct-07 at 12:18 pm | Permalink
nemrut wrote:
nemogbr, he just looks like he’s playing a feminine role in that pic…that’s all. Besides, i think people make too much of seeing an Asian man with a white woman. What’s the big deal…it’s that many have been brainwashed into idealizing western standards of Beauty. Just look at the youth in Japan.
Posted on 14-Oct-07 at 8:21 pm | Permalink
Ken wrote:
Wake me up when it’s an AF/AM.
Posted on 15-Oct-07 at 7:54 am | Permalink
8Asians.com » Will Yun Lee, One of the “Sexiest Men Alive” wrote:
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Posted on 15-Nov-07 at 11:27 am | Permalink
pj wrote:
she does look a bit strange in that pic like her nose is bigger or something
anyone who hasnt checked out battlestar should check her out as the fighter pilot starbuck she convincingly plays possiby one of the most mesmerising femail roles I have seen on tv. more on subject…as a white male who spends a lot of time in japan I have seen the country’s attitude to westerners change a lot over the last few years. from racist and idolising westerners to now becoming much more confident about who and what they are compared to others. in fact the ratio of beautiful, intelegent, interesting men and women in asian countries is far highter than in western ones where most people are becoming fat, lazy and narow minded. Anyone who has travelled will testify to this. And most of the japanese male lead character roles in jap media are infinitly cooler than anything we see in the west who steal only the few IPs they think will appeal to western tastes. I dont want to see western portrails of asian men, they continually get it so wrong, I want to the the real deal, the darkness, the conflict, the rage, the control, the skill. ill shut up now, think I lost the plot there you get the point though
Posted on 16-Jul-08 at 3:01 pm | Permalink
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Posted on 22-Nov-08 at 2:54 am | Permalink
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Posted on 23-Nov-08 at 11:36 am | Permalink